Life isn’t a Hollywood movie. That’s one of the many things that Ellie learns in The Third Mushroom, an incredibly satisfying sequel to The Fourteenth
Tag: growing up
All the Stars for One for the Murphys
Lynda Mullaly Hunt has won me over as a MG author who just really gets it. I absolutely adored Fish in a Tree, and with
Spending a Year with Holling Hoodhood and The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, is a quiet, subtle middle grade book written in 2007 but set in 1967. It captures your attention
When Lies Get the Best of You
I don’t often read books that are mainly meant for young boys, but thanks to the Kid Lit Exchange, I was able to read Stu
The Jigsaw Jungle
I love being a part of the Kid Lit Exchange because I wind up finding out about and reading books that I might never have
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
There are times when you can be reading a book and from the first few pages you know that it is going to be great.